The Wig and Mitre, Lincoln - pub details
Address: 29-30 Steep Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 1LU [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 18354) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Lincoln Central (0.6 miles), Hykeham (4 miles)
Pub suggested by dalaigh on 2 Jan 2005
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> Current user rating: 4.8/10 (rated by 13 users)
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| Despite being more of a restaurant than a pub, I certainly didn't feel at all unwelcome just popping in for a (perfectly drinkable) pint. Cheerful service, relaxed atmosphere. hadda - 4 Oct 2011 18:15 |
| Not really a pub, more a restaurant that serves beer as well as wine. Food was fine and beer in good condition. No complaints, although I wouldn't go there just for a drink. newbury_drinker - 28 Aug 2011 12:44 |
| Like Firedrake, I was a bit mystified going into the Wig and Mitre, having had pleasant memories from the early 1980s of a cosy and welcoming old pub with Sam Smith's OBB. Now realising that this is a different building, all makes sense. The position near the top of Steep Hill is excellent and some of the rooms, especially upstairs or further back from the street and comfortable and quite pleasant in a contrived sort of way. The beers (Black Sheep and Bateman's XB) were over-smooth and bland, without any distinctiveness or character, though not off as such. The food was ok I suppose (we had soups and ciabattas) though entirely forgetable. If you NEED to eat/drink on Steep Hill, then this pub is adequate, but I wouldn't make a special trip. Arctium_lappa - 7 Feb 2010 16:45 |
| A personal mystery solved at last. As Big Walrus rightly says - it ISN'T the old Sam Smith's place ... moreover, it's an entirely different building - which is why, during my more recent visits, I've had an uneasy feeling that everything was the "wrong way round"! Visiting Lincoln last week, I suddenly realised that the original building - two doors down Steep Hill - has re-opened as a pub (now called Widdow Cullen's Well) and, on entering same, I was delighted to discover that everything was the "right way round!" (Smarter than it used to be, but it was good to see those beams and fireplaces again.) My dillemma: nostalgia demands I use the "original" site when in Lincoln, but in the mean time I've come to like the food at the new one. Oh well ... I'll just have to visit both I suppose! Life throws up some pretty difficult choices sometimes! Firedrake - 8 May 2009 10:53 |
| Generally a nice meal - poor service as I ended up waiting ages for my desert to be cleared and an equally long time to pay my bill. I had to leave the table to do so. All diners beware of the disclaimer they have about their food. Luckily I escaped unscathed. ffthoma31 - 21 Feb 2009 22:09 |
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